Volume 1 The Story of Asama Chapter 11 The Crystal Bracelet
As one of the six major countries of the Beilu people, Wei is the fourth in territory, and the national strength is the last, because its national system is different from other countries, and the mixed governance of Zongmen and Fangzhen determines that this country is like scattered sand, and it is difficult to concentrate on doing some big things.
The three largest sects, Tianluomen, Leiyin Temple, and Jinguang Pavilion, defend the imperial power and decide the secular order and the replacement of the emperor, while the other twenty-five large square towns and forty-nine small square towns only need to be loyal to the three major sects, pay tribute, and contribute to the mobilization of the war.
This kind of rule began with the founding emperor Wei Wu Emperor - Yuanying monk Cao Wuxian, who had no heirs, so that the three major generals under his command set up three major sects respectively to maintain his posthumous affairs, and each of his successors must be mortals who cannot cultivate, so as to avoid the tedious cultivation of monks and the destruction of the empire he loved during his lifetime - Obviously, in his philosophy, there are few people in the world who are as energetic as him and have the heart to govern the country in addition to cultivation.
Jibai City, belonging to Luyang Fang Town, a small town that only leads seven cities, this city has been ruled by the Gongsun family for more than two hundred years, as a Xiuzhen family, with two Jindan monks, fifteen monks who build the foundation, half a hundred Qi monks, in the seven cities of Luyang Fang Town, the strength is outstanding, not the good governance, nor the spiritual root of the Gongsun family, but the family has a mine.
A second-order medium-grade spirit stone mine, the main production of water system spirit stone, shallow burial, good quality, a large number of high-value black crystal and float ink jade around the mine, it can be said that it is a treasure mountain, if it were not for the two Jindan monks sitting in the town, it would have been snatched away a long time ago, there is a patriarchal system of protection?
But there are still workarounds in a circle, such as forcibly marrying you a girl, and then giving birth to heirs to fight for the right of inheritance, this crooked idea, there are policies, there are countermeasures, according to the statistics of interested people, from the perspective of actual control, now there are only eight square towns and nineteen small square towns in Wei State, not a superficial division, put into the dimension of the city, the situation of annexation is even more serious, the city actually occupied by the Gongsun family, in addition to Jibai City, there is also the neighboring Jianhe City, which is in charge of Gongsun He's grandson.
Of course, these miscellaneous knowledge, Jiang Feng has read it all the way in the miscellaneous notes, and he has basically understood it, in addition to the interest itself, he also hopes to find some clues from it, so that it is convenient to blend into Jibai City.
Judging from the clothing, he is now very "Terranized", a white shirt, a jade belt at the waist, carrying a sword, belonging to the standard Terran monks, he did not dare to use his evil suppression mahogany sword, the decoration on it is too different from the Terran style, this loose iron sword, although only with a [sharp] The garbage attributes, but they are really made by the human race, the aura wrench and the white jade flying needle are okay, the size is small, and there is no decoration originally, but it looks a little rougher, and there is no big problem, all the way, because it belongs to peacetime, there is no one to check their identity.
It's just that after getting out of Yangguan, I'm afraid it won't be so smooth.
The Terrans are not stupid, a permanent peace treaty has been made, and the monks on both sides can travel freely, but it is still very necessary to prevent each other from spying on the hinterland. Although they can't refuse it openly, they have thought of a lot of ways, and the trade pass is one of the countermeasures, which is called convenient for mutual market transactions, but in fact, most of the foreign business and travel circles are within a designated range, but most of the people who leave the pass and enter the hinterland are likely to be spies, and they can send people to monitor them. Therefore, if you go deeper out of Yangguan, Jiang Feng's identity will attract the attention of people with hearts.
Where there is demand, there is a market.
On the black lacquer cabinet behind the restaurant, there are neatly stacked large and small wine jars, Xinghua Village, but Gang, Qingfeng Forest, various flavors of local aging, the grade is not high, and there is a signboard 'Daughter Red is out of stock and booked in advance', then this is it. There is also a way to steal, and there are organizations that sell news for a living in the borders of various countries, and in Wei Province, the wine cabinet does not display daughter red, which is a sign that the informant here sells the news.
Familiar with the road, paid fifty gold coins "toll", a man with five big and three thick, has sat opposite him, but although this room is called the upper room, there is no soundproof magic circle.
"I want to go to Gibers. ”
"Let's take out ten first-order coins, or a thousand gold coins, it's not the same price. "The black-faced man doesn't drag mud and water. "Otherwise, it's no fun to go, Gongsun Lao'er has just died for three days, and there is a lot of commotion everywhere, but for the demon clan, everyone will still take good care of you." ”
Encountering this situation of having no power to resist, Jiang Feng decisively took out a thousand gold coins, at least he could earn the difference between the spirit stone and the gold coin, and the other party also threw out two leather bracelets casually, except for the different colored spars embellished, the two bracelets were no different in details.
"Pick one, this thing can cover up your demonic qi and make you more like a person, with your cultivation, it is equivalent to the fourfold cultivation of qi. "Jiang Feng has traveled all the way, and he still hides his cultivation to the Xuan-level Quadruple, which is relatively rare and common at his age.
"Is it reliable?" Jiang Feng picked up a spar bracelet and looked at it carefully, sensing the other party's emotions by the way, when the trust level was zero, he didn't want to fall into any trap.
"A hundred rest assured. The man patted his chest, "You can go and inquire, our Baisha Gang doesn't do anything black, as long as you don't send yourself to death and run in front of Brother Jindan, no one can see anything abnormal." Then again, even if someone sees it lately, they won't say it. ”
"What do you mean?" Jiang Feng put down the bracelet and picked up another one, both bracelets had traces of the engraved formation, he didn't understand, but he could slightly inject spiritual power, check the fluctuations of the feedback, and judge whether it would be dangerous to wear this thing.
"Because Gongsun He's unfilial sons are recruiting troops and horses to compete for the position of city lord. The laws of the Great Wei Dynasty stipulate that cities cannot attack each other, and the nominal monks of other cities cannot participate in the war, and only unrecorded loose cultivators will wade into this troubled water. Think about it, there can be a few casual cultivators, so many demon cultivators have mixed in, presumably you are also a poor ghost, you want to fish in troubled waters to make a little money, but look at your confused face, use me to show the way?"
"I want to hear about it. The man spoke very vulgarly, and the spit star splashed Jiang Feng's face, Jiang Feng took advantage of the kung fu of holding his fists, moved his body slightly and dodged.
"Gongsun He has four sons, the eldest son, Gongsun Changhong, the fifth re-cultivation of the foundation, serving as the garrison of the North City, and now holding the military power, the second son, Gongsun Changxiu, the fourth re-cultivation of the foundation, serving as the captain of the inspection department, the third son, Gongsun Changtian, I heard that he has no intention of the position of the city lord, and the cultivation is also the highest, and the foundation is sevenfold, the little son Gongsun Changxiang, the leader of our Baisha Gang, mortal, is not a monk, and has no intention of fighting for the city lord, but our gang leader and the second son, Gongsun Changxiu, were born to the same mother, so our Baisha Gang supports the second son. ”
"In other words, now the second prince is stronger, and it is easier to win the position of city lord. "Listen to the introduction, the eldest prince serving as the garrison of Beicheng is indeed the heaviest military power, but the battle for the position of this kind of thing, the army may be neutral, because the second prince is the captain of the inspection department, the same is a military position, according to the law of the Great Wei, all the eldest sons of the city lord, every year for half a year in the capital as a hostage, so long not in the army, who can win the support of the army, it is not easy to say, but the second son and one mother of the younger son, the Baisha Gang in the hands, is the decisive force in this competition.
"That's right, now we have an obvious advantage, wearing a blue spar bracelet, we are our people. But if you're not afraid of death, I recommend the red bracelet. ”
"Why?" the red spar bracelet represents the person who is the eldest prince, this informant is crazy, and he is crazy to go to the weaker side.
"Because you wear the red bracelet to report, I can get an additional 1,000 gold coin referral fee, and you will do the same. And if you wear a blue spar, I can only get your 1,000 gold informant fee. ”
Unexpectedly, this informant is still two-faced, it is estimated that his status in the Baisha Gang is not high, and whoever is at the helm of Jibai City will not have much impact on him, but it is not as affordable as taking the recruitment fee of the eldest prince.
I didn't expect the water to be quite deep.
Jiang Feng secretly complained, the actual situation has changed a lot compared to the information of the black donkey Zhang, of course, it is also because there are not enough details, they will only collect some cases that can fish in troubled waters, for those who have a heart to pick peaches, which will inevitably pay a price, but it can be small or big, as small as running errands, and as big as losing your life.
If you want to sneak into Jibai City, it is unrealistic not to choose one side to bet, and without the forces of the two sides of the competition to take in, it is estimated that it will be difficult to move an inch, let alone fish in troubled waters and steal treasures.
"Is there a war now?"
"Not yet, the two Jindan monks Gongsun Mu and Gongsun Sheng are mediating, they are high, too lazy to care about this kind of mundane matter, I guess they just don't want to make a big fuss, if the four brothers are all dead, it is impossible to say who will fall in this city. ”
"Then choose the eldest prince. ”
Jiang Feng analyzed the purpose of his coming in a short period of time - money, there is no second one, whoever succeeds to the throne has nothing to do with him, since the eldest prince is rich, then go and find out, the big deal is that when the time comes, he will leave as soon as possible.
"Then come with me, I'll go and get the reward by the way. The black-faced man wiped it on his face, tore off a black film, leaked out his fair skin, and completely changed his appearance, this guy also did a lot of safety measures, took Jiang Feng out of the restaurant, turned left and right, and came out of an alley, there was a carriage waiting there.
"Let's go, everyone. He patted the driver and got into the car.
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At this moment, three hundred miles away, the City Lord's Mansion of Jibai City. Gongsun Mu and Gongsun Sheng, two Jindan monks, were carefully sitting on both sides, and the one sitting on the top of the tea was a half-hundred-year-old silver-haired woman.
"Mrs. Hong, why are you here?"